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This morning we went sketching at the Tramsheds at Harold Park. Here are some of the things I saw

a girl at Central Station wearing a long dark skirt emblazoned with a print of Hogwarts at night.

a toddler sitting on his father’s shoulders on the Light Rail carriage. It was crowded and his father held the boy’s foot with one hand and a pole with the other. The little boy helped by holding onto a strap with his tiny hand. It looked precarious but they were quite relaxed and there were no accidents.

Preparation and setup at the Tramsheds by the staff before they opened for business.

Preparing pasta

A group of men meeting for coffee with their boosted (skate)boards leaning against the walls, waiting. They left later, some wearing helmets, some without.

Lots of still lives – native flowers in vases or pots or jars resting in alcoves.

Men watching sport on a corner screen as they waited at the barber, their spouses waiting outside on comfy text-splattered arm chairs.

At the barber

a boy having a tantrum as his parents watched, bewildered.

An old tram turned into a cafe (a popular subject for the sketchers in all its green and gold).

cricketers in white playing on the oval in Jubilee park.

Here are some of the things I drew

Stacks of bowls and plates making pleasing shapes on shelves.

Long, freshly made strands of pasta drying on hanging rods.

Making Pasta

A wall of brightly coloured lockers.

Lockers

Studded grey/green leather diner stools.

layers and layers and layers (screens and windows and shelves and slats) that you could peer through).